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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

Jillian Pikora's Contributions

Police & Fire

Child Sex Offender Escapes Lebanon Hospital, Police Say A 47-year-old convicted sex offender escaped from police custody at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon city police announced in a release on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Ryan Matthew Moyer fled from his hospital room "where he was being guarded by officers from Lebanon County Correctional Facility," on March 25, 2023, police say. The reason Moyer was in the hospital was not released. Moyer is a registered sex offender since 2001 for "indecent liberties with a child." In 2021, he was taken back into police custody after he failed to register as a sex offender with Pennsylvania…

by Jillian Pikora

04/06/2023

News

Failed PA 'The Voice' Contestant Wants Help Funding Album A popular singer and guitar player who left the Keystone State for sunny LA lost on NBC's "The Voice" but he is not giving up on his musical aspirations. Eric Torres aka Devix, only announced that he was auditioning on his Facebook page on Sept. 15, 2022 and less than 6 days later, he's announced that he was cast to compete on Grammy-winner Camila Cabello's team. All I can say is thank you. I love you all for the amazing support you’ve privileged me with. So excited to grow with... Posted by DEVIX on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 The previous night, Devix had brought "the magic" with…

by Jillian Pikora

04/06/2023

News

PA Nurse Who Filmed 200+ Patients Naked Learns His Fate: AG A former Cumberland County emergency room nurse has been sentenced for secretly filing 206 former patients while naked and incapacitated. Michael Bragg, 42, of Chambersburg, previously pleaded guilty to to one count of aggravated indecent assault, one count of attempted indecent assault, 12 counts of sexual abuse of children, one count of manufacturing child pornography, 37 counts of invasion of privacy, and 6 counts of interception of oral communications. An investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office that determined he secretly filmed 206 patients at UPMC Carlis…

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2023

News

Lawn Mower Driver Chokes Officer Gets Bullet In Neck, PSP York Says A 38-year-old Hanover man on a John Deere riding mower led police on a chase and ended up shot in the neck, Pennsylvania State Police say. The shooting happened in the 6400 block of Pamadeva Road in Heidelberg Township a just after midnight on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, PSP said. A man was riding a lawn mower using a pipe or bat to destroy property when Northern York County Regional Police Department officers arrived for a call to a "domestic-incident," according to the PSP release and emergency dispatch. The man attempted to flee by driving the mower into t…

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2023

News

Man Coming At Troopers With Many Knives Shot: PA State Police A man with "multiple knives" was shot at by multiple Pennsylvania State Troopers on on April 5, 2023, at 4:43 am, the Pennsylvania State Police announced later that morning. Thomas Edward Conroy, 43, of Uniontown came out of a home at 233 Amend Road in Georges Township with the knives following a domestic dispute, PSP said. Police were already outside the home as they were called to the reported dispute, so they opened fire. Conroy was struck and transported to a local hospital. He is in stable condition, as stated in the release. The Troop B Major Case Team is inves…

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2023

Obituaries

Murder-Suicide Orphans 4 Children In PA, Family Says Parents with four children have been identified by their family following a murder-suicide on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Alesha Kirkwood Johns was shot dead by her husband Trenton Johns during a domestic dispute at a home on Elkin Road in Boggs Township between 5:51 and 6:11 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release the following morning. Alesha was attempting to leave the home when Trenton pulled a gun from his pants and shot her from behind— then he turned the gun on himself, police said. Alesha attend Butler County Community College and Kittanning High School where …

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2023

News

Naked Florida Man With Dead Deer In School Bus Leads PA Police On Chase The day before Tony Jay Saunders Jr. turned 25, he led Pennsylvania state police on a chase, crashed a BMW, killed a deer, stole a school bus— putting the deer inside to "use as fertilizer"— led police on a chase, fled from the school bus— stripped naked— led police on a foot chase, was arrested and admitted to it all with a smile on his face, according to a police release. Saunders of Port Saint Lucie, Florida has no known current address in Pennsylvania, yet when he was arrested he told the police that he had taken the bus after crashing the the BMW, apparently into the deer, in the e…

by Jillian Pikora

04/05/2023

Lifestyle

$100K Winning Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Central Pennsylvania just won $100,000 (before taxes) playing a Powerball ticket with Power Play, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. The winning ticket sold at the Money Saver Discount, 36 South Main Street., Chambersburg, which will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all four of the five balls drawn with the numbers 16-30-31-54-68,, and the red Powerball 1 and the Power Play 2 in the drawing on Monday, March 27, 2023. Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would only have been worth $5…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2023

Police & Fire

Power Knocked Out When Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In Lititz: Police (Photos) Power should be restored by 5:30 p.m. after a SUV plowed into a utility pole in Lititz on April 4, 2023. The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department responded to a call of a vehicle accident with injuries in the 400 bock of Owl Hill Road Tuesday afternoon. The driver left the road way for an unknown reason and struck a PPL power pole. The driver was hurt, but the extent of their injuries is unknown. PPL is in the area making repairs. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2023

News

Teen Plows Into Oncoming Traffic Injuring Two Drivers, Upper Allen Twp. Police Say A juvenile plowed through a red light into oncoming traffic, causing a two-vehicle crash that left both drivers with injuries, Upper Allen Township police say. The unnamed teen driver of a gray Honda Civic was heading south on South Market Street when they did not notice a red light on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. That's when they drove into oncoming traffic, hitting a black Chevrolet Avalanche traveling west on West Lisburn Road. The Avalanche was "driving through a steady green light," the police stated in the release. "The collision caused severe damage to both vehicles and injur…

by Jillian Pikora

04/04/2023

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